Appetizer

abakadoo ma' taheena - avocado appetizer
adas bil hamod - lentils with lemon juice
al-motubug - stuffed pastry squares
arabian cauliflower with tahini
aubergine dolmas
baba ghannouj - eggplant dip
banadoora maqliya ma' thoom - fried tomatoes with garlic
berber bean purée
bessara - fava bean purée
black olives with harissa
bourek
cheese & walnut spread
chickpea and olive appetizer
cooked olive salad
cracked green olives with herbs and preserved lemon
creamy yogurt-and-walnut dip
dibis w'rashi - tahini and date syrup dip
eggplant & yogurt dip
eggplant meatballs
fatayer bisabanikh - spinach pastry
feta cheese dip
fried eggplant
fried dried fava beans
fried zucchini with garlic yogurt
garlic pita crisps
hudhud ghanoush - turnip spread
hummus bi tahina - chickpea and sesame dip
hummus pitas with feta-olive salsa
korrat - leeks
laban cheese balls
laban ma' habaq - yogurt and basil appetizer
lahm biajeen - ground meat pizza
lentil hummus
microwave baba ghanoush
middle eastern lamb-stuffed zucchini with yogurt sauce
middle eastern sesame lamb meatballs with minted yogurt dip
midye dolmasi - stuffed mussels
mint-yogurt dip
mohambra
moroccan herbed olives
muhammara - hot pepper dip
persian shami
red pepper hummus
sabanikhiyat - turnovers with spinach filling
salatat bathinjan - eggplant appetizer
saudi samboosak
shredded beets with thick yogurt
shredded cabbage and tahini dip
shakshouka
sigara böregi - little cheese rolls
smoked caviar and hummus on pita toasts
tahinat el beid
tunisian potato & olive salad
turkish hummus
yellow pepper & sun-dried tomato appetizer a la tel aviv
zaytun msabbah - spiced olives

PASTA & RICE

couscous
couscous with mint-yogurt sauce
cranberry cinnamon couscous
khalta - aubergine with spaghetti
koazy al-macarona - macaroni koazy
kosheree - egyptian lentils
macarona bel-lahm wa al tamatum - macaroni with meat and totatoes
macaroni with tomato-almond sauce
middle eastern pasta with lentils
saffron and raisin couscous with fresh mint
seneyat macarona bel-laban - spaghetti with yogurt
syrian noodles with lentils

al koozy - festive spiced rice
al-roaz al-zirbeyan - zirbeyan rice
al-roaz bel hommos - yellow lentils rice
aroz mofalfal - arabian rice
aroz saudi - saudi rice
azerbaijani pilaf
barberry rice
bulghur pilaff
chelow - saffron steamed plain basmati rice
eggplant pilaf in olive oil
kibit rus - rice patties
lamb and apricot pilaf
moroccan rice
mujadarra - lentils and rice
olive rice
persian rice with golden crust
pilaf with apricots and almonds
rice and spinach
rice with fava beans
rice with lentils
rice with lima beans
riz bi dfeen - rice with chick peas
riz bi sh'areh - rice with vermicelli
ruz - plain white rice
ruz bil-loz wa bil-tamar - rice with almonds and dates
saffron rice
turkish rice pilaf with eggplant and pistachios

Beef

baked kibbe
beef shawarma
date and meat pottage
dawood basha
egyptian meat pie
egyptian stew
kebab bel laban - kebab with yogurt
kefta casserole - ground-meat kebabs
kefta kabab - ground-meat kebabs
kefta with eggs
kibbeh - stuffed cracked wheat shells
kibbeh nayyeh - raw kibbeh
kofta bel baqdoonis - kofta with parsley
kofta mlebissa - batter kofta
mihshi malrut - cabbage rolls
moroccan brisket with olives, tomatoes, onions and preserved lemons
moroccan meat
pomegranate khoreshe
potato kebba
qady qooda - meatballs in batter
tafta kofta - beef balls in the pan
tagine of meatballs and peas

Sauces

afghan green hot sauce
almond tarator
baqdounis bi taheeni - parsley and sesame oil sauce
bechamel sauce
cheese sauce
chermoula sauce and marinade
cucumber sauce
dima missabika - tomato sauce, stewed
falafel hot sauce
harissa - chili paste
herb dressing
homemade tahini - sesame seed paste
hummus pitas with feta-olive salsa
kuzbara bi-laban - coriander in yogurt
labaniyya - yogurt sauce
leban sauce
middle eastern lemon dressing for salads
mezair - cutting-board salsa
mint chutney
salkha - a herb sauce with olive oil
salsa or dukoos - saudi herbed salsa
taheena - sesame sauce
tahini-yogurt sauce
ta'leya
taratoor - sesame sauce
taratoor bi sonoba - pine nut sauce
tart kebab sauce
tomato and chili dressing
toum ou hammid - garlic lemon sauce or dressing
toum ou zeit - garlic sauce or mayonnaise
yogurt with garlic
zhoug

Desserts

al-rangina - dates in butter sauce
aml al sheera - syrup for dumplings
asabia el aroos - brides fingers
a-see-da - browned flour pudding
a-see-da babbar - pumpkin pudding
bademli kayisi - baked apricots stuffed with almond paste
baklava
balousa
banana loaf
barazeh - sesame seed cookies
basbousa - semolina cake
ba-theeth - date crumple
bird's nest pastries
boozit portugal - orange ice
borma
boughasha - "cigar" pastries with walnut filling
bouza bi haleeb - milk ice cream
"caliph's delight"
carob date loaf
chickpea candy
coffee-cardamom pots de crème
crème caramel
date and banana dessert
date and nut sweets
date rolls
dessert couscous with oranges and dates
dhaw'k allawz - almond paste
eastern mediterranean yogurt cake with almonds or pistachios
egyptian chocolate cake
egyptian sweet couscous dessert
elephant-ear cookies
farina and date bars
figs in syrup
fresh fruit with rose water syrup
gâteau hobza baskutu - pistachio cake
ghorayebah - almond cookies
halawa mishmish - apricot balls
halawa tamr - date and walnut drops
halva
halva - almond dessert
halwa shebakia - ramadhan special sesame cookies
haselnut sweet
haysa al-tumreya - dip for dates
honey-orange and pistachio-filled eid cookies
kadayif
kahk bi loz - almond bracelets
kham-fa-roush - small fried rice cakes
khoshaf - dried fruit Salad
kuwaiti sponge cake with iraqi pomegranate sauce
lahooh bel loaz - almond pancakes
lemon granita - a sorbet
looqemat - sweet dumplings
mamool cookies
meghlie - rice pudding
menenas
mihulibeya bel manga - milk pudding with mango
namurrah
nooranoush - pomegranates and yoghurt
nus qamar - almond crescent moons
orange blossom crème brulée
orange slices in orange syrup
pistachio date crescents
pomegranates in lime and rosewater syrup
pomegranate sorbet
pumpkin dessert
quince dessert
rice cake
rice cookies
saffron rice pudding
sesame candy
sheerah - sweet syrup for middle eastern pastries
sheer bereng - rice pudding
sutlac - rice pudding
sweet almond pudding with dates
tamr bil mush mush - dates with apricot pistachio stuffing
tatly - custard
tumr bel nargine - coconut dates
tumr bel simsim - dates with sesame seeds
turkish delight
turkish sugared rice
umm ali - "mother of ali"